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Word Study: spelling

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Day 1: Spelling RulesCopy the following spelling rule and the

exceptionsUsing I Before EUse i before e, except after c, or when

sounded as "a" as in "neighbor" and "weigh.“

COMMON EXCEPTIONS: efficient, weird, height, neither, ancient, caffeine, foreign

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Day 2: Spelling: ie or ei

1. n___gh2. n___ther3. p___ce4. perc___ve5. rec___pt6. rel___ve7. rev___w8. sh___ld9. shr___k10. v___l

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Day 2A Spelling ie or ei1. neigh2. neither3. piece4. perceive5. receipt6. relieve7. review8. shield9. shriek10. veil

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Day 3: Spelling: ie or eiWrite in either ie or ei to complete the words below.

1. ach____ve2. bel___f3. br___f4. c___ling5. conc___t6. dec___ve7. for___gn8. financ___r9. misch___vous10. n___ghbor

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Day 3A Spelling ie or ei1. achieve2. belief3. brief4. ceiling5. conceit6. deceive7. foreign8. financier9. mischievous10. neighbor

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Day 4: Spelling: ie or eiWrite the correctly spelled word1. There are (eight, ieght) candles on the cake.2. I have not (recieved, received) a letter since Saturday.3. Have you ever been on a (sleigh, sliegh) ride?4. Her (neice, niece) is going to come to (grief, greif).5. She (shrieked, shreiked) in surprise when he dropped the

ice cube down her back.6. He's the most (conceited, concieted) man I know.7. I don't (beleive, believe) he is so (conceited, concieted).8. As he was dying, the (cheif, chief) asked for a (preist,

priest).9. Leave the mouse a (peice, piece) of cheese.10. Brevity is the soul of wit; therefore, be (breif, brief).

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Day 4A: Spelling: ie or ei1. There are (eight, ieght) candles on the cake.2. I have not (recieved, received) a letter since Saturday.3. Have you ever been on a (sleigh, sliegh) ride?4. Her (neice, niece) is going to come to (grief, greif).5. She (shrieked, shreiked) in surprise when he dropped the

ice cube down her back.6. He's the most (conceited, concieted) man I know.7. I don't (beleive, believe) he is so (conceited, concieted).8. As he was dying, the (cheif, chief) asked for a (preist,

priest).9. Leave the mouse a (peice, piece) of cheese.10. Brevity is the soul of wit; therefore, be (breif, brief).

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Day 5: Spelling: ie or ei 1. I have to (beleive, believe) to (acheive, achieve).2. Look at that spider on the (ceiling, cieling).3. Judson could not (conceive, concieve) of such treachery.4. (Weigh, Wiegh) your produce at the register.5. The shower was a (releif, relief) after the hot day.6. The blood in my (veins, viens) ran cold at the sight of

King Kong.7. I'll need a (receipt, reciept) for this purchase.8. Did you (perceive, percieve) how Jan (yeilded, yielded)

the floor to Tom?9. The battle was fought during the (reign, riegn) of

Ethelred the Unready.10. How could he have (deceived, decieved) us as he did?

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Day 5A: ei or ie1. I have to (beleive, believe) to (acheive, achieve).2. Look at that spider on the (ceiling, cieling).3. Judson could not (conceive, concieve) of such treachery.4. (Weigh, Wiegh) your produce at the register.5. The shower was a (releif, relief) after the hot day.6. The blood in my (veins, viens) ran cold at the sight of King

Kong.7. I'll need a (receipt, reciept) for this purchase.8. Did you (perceive, percieve) how Jan (yeilded, yielded) the

floor to Tom?9. The battle was fought during the (reign, riegn) of Ethelred

the Unready.10. How could he have (deceived, decieved) us as he did?

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Day 6: Spelling rules: adding suffixesCopy the following rule:Change a final y to i before a suffix, unless the suffix

begins with i.Apply the rule:defy + ance = __________party + es = ____________pity + ful = _________try + es = ________try + ing = ________copy + ing = _________occupy + ing = _________

COMMON EXCEPTIONS: journeying, memorize

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Day 6A: Spelling rules: adding suffixes

Apply the rule:defy + ance = defianceparty + es = partiespity + ful = pitifultry + es = triestry + ing = tryingcopy + ing = copyingoccupy + ing = occupying

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Day 7: Spelling rules: Adding suffixesCopy the following rule regarding dropping the final eDrop the final e before a suffix beginning with a vowel

(a, e, i, o, u) but not before a suffix beginning with a consonant.Apply the rule:ride + ing = ___guide + ance = ____hope + ing = ____entire + ly = ______like + ness = ____arrange + ment = _____

COMMON EXCEPTIONS: truly, noticeable

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Day 7A: Spelling rules: Adding suffixes

Apply the rule:ride + ing = ridingguide + ance = guidancehope + ing = hopingentire + ly = entirelylike + ness = likenessarrange + ment = arrangement

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Day 8: Spelling Rule: Doubling a Final Consonant

Double a final single consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel when both of these conditions exist:

1. a single vowel precedes the consonant;2.the consonant ends an accented syllable or a one-

syllable word.Apply the rule:

stop + ing = __admit + ed = ___occur + ence = ___stoop + ing = ___benefit + ed = ____delight + ful =_____

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Day 8A: Spelling Rule: Doubling a Final Consonant

Apply the rule: stop + ing = stoppingadmit + ed = admittedoccur + ence = occurrencestoop + ing = stooping (two vowels)benefit + ed = benefited (accent on 1st syldelight + ful = delightful•

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Day 9: Spelling Commonly Confused Words accept or except

Copy the following definitions:Accept is a verb that means "to

take in.“ The preposition except means

"other than."

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Day 10: Spelling: except or accept1. The whole army is out of step _________Fred.2. I'll ________no money from that cheapskate.3. Please __this pot of Mama's chicken soup.4. It will cure anything _______________ flat feet.5. Rip could do anything _______________ make money.6. I had to _______________ their negative evaluation.7. All the girls went to the game _______________ Mary.8. Howard could not _______________ the job.9. _____when there's a classic movie playing, Pete seldom

watches TV.10. I will ______your gift if you let me pay for my lunch.

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Day 10A: Spelling: except or accept1. The whole army is out of step except Fred.2. I'll accept no money from that cheapskate.3. Please accept this pot of Mama's chicken soup.4. It will cure anything except flat feet.5. Rip could do anything except make money.6. I had to accept their negative evaluation.7. All the girls went to the game except Mary.8. Howard could not accept the job.9. Except when there's a classic movie playing, Pete

seldom watches TV.10. I will accept your gift if you let me pay for my

lunch.

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Day 11: Spelling: affect or effect

Copy the following:Affect is usually a verb meaning "to influence.“Effect is usually a noun meaning "result." (When

used as a verb, effect means "to cause.“)

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Day 12: Spelling: effect or affect1. Wars ___ everybody, and their destructive __lasts for

generations.2. Television has a strong ____on public opinion.3. My mood can ____my thinking, too.4. I see that you're trying to ______votes, please stop.5. Falling on my head had a bad ____ on my memory.6. His years of smoking have negatively ___ed his health.7. This plan will surely _____the amount of attention we

receive.8. The patient shows the ___s of years of therapy.9. Slim tried to __ our ability to escape by calling the cops.10. Supply and demand have a direct _ on the prices of

commodities.

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Day 12A: Spelling: effect or affect1. Wars affect everybody, and their destructive effect lasts for

generations.2. Television has a strong effect on public opinion.3. My mood can affect my thinking, too.4. I see that you're trying to affect the votes, please stop.5. Falling on my head had a bad effect on my memory.6. His years of smoking have negatively affected his health.7. This plan will surely affect the amount of attention we

receive.8. The patient shows the effects of years of therapy.9. Slim tried to affect our ability to escape by calling the cops.10. Supply and demand have a direct effect on the prices of

commodities.

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Day 13:Spelling: Commonly Confused Words

Copy the following definitons:Its is a possessive pronoun. It's is a contraction of "it is" or occasionally "it

has." (The apostrophe in it's is a mark of omission, not possession.)

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Day 14:Spelling Words Commonly Confused:

Choose its or it’s for each blank.

1. Although _____ not yet fall, this tree is already losing _____ leaves.

2. Either _____ dying, or _____ a sign that cold days are coming soon.

3. When __ hot, the dog sleeps in __ hiding place under the porch.

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Day 14A:Spelling Words Commonly Confused:

1. Although it’s not yet fall, this tree is already losing its leaves.

2. Either it’s dying, or it’s a sign that cold days are coming soon.

3. When it’s hot, the dog sleeps in its hiding place under the porch.

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Day 15: Spelling Practice -ible or –able suffix endings. There is no rule to distinguish

when to use which suffix, just memorization. Out of the paragraph below, find the 9 words that use the wrong suffix ending.

Most people thought that Michael, an eligable bachelor, was an adorable, personible man. Mattie, however, found him detestable. Some time ago, Michael promised to take Mattie to a fashionible restaurant for a remarkible dinner. As horrable as it sounds, Michael took Mattie to the local McDonald's. Most of the food there was either inedable or undigestable. Mattie was as irritable as possable when she told her roommates about her terrible date. "Whoever finally marries that contemptable Michael," Mattie said, "is certainly not going to be in an enviable position."

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Day 15A: Spelling Practice-ible or –able suffix endings

Most people thought that Michael, an eligible bachelor, was an adorable, personable man. Mattie, however, found him detestable. Some time ago, Michael promised to take Mattie to a fashionable restaurant for a remarkable dinner. As horrible as it sounds, Michael took Mattie to the local McDonald's. Most of the food there was either inedible or indigestible. Mattie was as irritable as possible when she told her roommates about her terrible date. "Whoever finally marries that contemptible Michael," Mattie said, "is certainly not going to be in an enviable position."

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Day 16: Spelling Rule, prefixesCopy the following rule about adding a prefix:When adding a prefix to a word, do not change

the spelling, just combine.Apply the rule by combining the following

prefixes to words:mis + spell=___un + necessary=___il + logical= ____dis + appoint=___im + mature =____

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Day 16A: Spelling, prefixes

Combined prefixes with words=misspellunnecessaryillogicaldisappointimmature

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Words: Vocabulary

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Day 1: Context CluesCopy the definition of context clues:Words/phrases that surround an unknown

word and help you figure out the meaning.

Types of context clues:1.Synonym or restatement 2.Antonyms or contradictory words3.Example clues

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Day 2: Context cluesAntonym or contradictory context clues:1. He’s averse to my position; I wish he would

support me. Averse would be the opposite of what other word?______________2. That man is so vociferous. I wish he would be

quiet. What would vociferous be the opposite of?________

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Day 2A: Context clues

1. Averse is the opposite of support, so averse would mean opposed.

2. Vociferous would be the opposite of quiet, so vociferous would mean loud.

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Day 3: Context CluesThe following sentences contain

example context clues. Decide what the bold words would mean.

1.England has a monarchy and Queen Elizabeth is its head.

2.Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the

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Day 3A: Context clues

1. A monarchy would be a government ruled by royalty (England was the example).

2. Based on the examples, piscatorial would mean fish.

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Day 4: Context CluesSynonym, or restatement clues, surround an

unknown word with the actual definition. Use clues to figure out the meaning of the words in bold.

1.He was a pacifist, so he attempted to mollify his enemies instead of fighting them.

2.Shriveled by years of poverty and malnutrition, the impecunious beggar sat huddled in the doorway.

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Day 4A: Context Clues

1. A pacifist is a peace-loving person.

2. Impecunious is impoverished or destitute.

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Day 5: Context Clues“Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll is a famous,

nonsensical poem containing made-up words. However, you should be able to figure out the meaning of the imaginary words based on context. Today, underline all of the made-up words.

1 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves2 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;3 All mimsy were the borogoves,4 And the mome raths outgrabe.5 "Beware the Jabberwock, my son!6 The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!7 Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun8 The frumious Bandersnatch!"

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Day 5A: Context Clues“Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll is a famous,

nonsensical poem containing made-up words. However, you should be able to figure out the meaning of the imaginary words based on context. Today, underline all of the made-up words.

1 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves2 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;3 All mimsy were the borogoves,4 And the mome raths outgrabe.5 "Beware the Jabberwock, my son!6 The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!7 Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun8 The frumious Bandersnatch!"

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Day 6: Context Clues, “Jabberwocky”Jabberwocky 'Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my

son!The jaws that bite, the claws that

catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"

Use your knowledge of the structure of sentences, to answer the following:

What could slithy toves in (line 1) be?

• some sort of food• some sort of place• some sort of animal• some sort of vehicle

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Day 6A: Context Clues

• “Slithy toves” would probably be a type of animal.• You could figure that out because

they are shown as doing activities

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Day 7: Context Clues, “Jabberwocky”Jabberwocky1 'Twas brillig, and the slithy

toves2 Did gyre and gimble in the

wabe;3 All mimsy were the borogoves,4 And the mome raths outgrabe.5 "Beware the Jabberwock, my

son!6 The jaws that bite, the claws

that catch!7 Beware the Jubjub bird, and

shun8 The frumious Bandersnatch!

Use your knowledge of the structure of sentences, to answer the following:

What does frumious (line 8) probably mean?

• ugly• dangerous• poor• friendly

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Day 7A: Context Clues

• Frumious would probably mean dangerous.• You can assume that since you

are told to watch out for them.

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Day 8: Context CluesUse context clues in each of the following sentences

to decide which word fits the meaning:inundated genealogy nocturnal bipartisan1.The president is always hoping for___ support (i.e.

support from two parties). 2.Near the end of the semester, students often feel

___with work; I, too, felt overwhelmed with my workload.

3. I wanted to trace my family’s____ , history, and background.

4.Owls are___ ; they fly around and look for food at night.

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Day 8A: Context Clues

1. The president is always hoping for_bipartisan__ support (i.e. support from two parties).

2. Near the end of the semester, students often feel_inundated__ with work; I, too, felt overwhelmed with my workload.

3. I wanted to trace my family’s _genealogy__, history, and background.

4. Owls are_nocturnal__ ; they fly around and look for food at night.

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Day 9: Context CluesUse context clues surrounding the words in bold

and write what you think they mean.1.He said it was a niggling detail and so he would

pay no attention to it. Niggling would mean___________2. Incapable of telling the truth, a never-ending

stream of mendacious statements flowed from his lips. Mendacious means _______.

3. Loquacious students often disrupt class with their nonstop chatter.

Loquacious would mean_____.

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Day 9A: Context Clues

1. Niggling, in this sentence, would mean trivial or insignificant.

2. Mendacious means untruthful.3. Loquacious means talkative.

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Day 10: Vocabulary: AnalogiesCopy the following:

• An analogy in vocabulary is a comparison between two pairs of words.

• To get the right comparison, you must decide what the relationship between the first pair is.

• To find the relationship, make a bridge sentence for the first pair. The second word pair has to have the same relationship.

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Vocabulary: Day 11: Analogies• Function bridge (One word shows a function of

other)SHOVEL:DIG:: ___:___Bridge sentence: A shovel IS USED TO DIG AS … (Which pair below completes the analogy?)bag : buy baby : cry cloud : rain fork : eat car : stop

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Vocabulary 11A: Analogies• SHOVEL:DIG::FORK:EATThis is what the sentence sounds like (also called

the bridge)“A shovel is used to dig as a FORK IS USED TO EAT.”fork:eat is the correct pair because the first word

fork is used for the second word eat, just as in the first pair.

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VOCABULARY 12: ANALOGIESDEGREE BRIDGE:BAD:TERRIBLE::____:___“Bad is to terrible as ___is to ___” Which pair completes the bridge and has the

same relationship?hot : warm funny : hilarious right : wrong young : new

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VOCABULARY 12A: ANALOGIES

• Bridge sentence with answer:Answer: funny:hilarious• “Bad is a degree of terrible just as

funny is a degree of hilarious.”

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VOCABULARY 13:ANALOGIESLACK BRIDGE (ONE WORD SHOWS A LACK OF OTHER

WORD)UGLY:BEAUTY::___:___Which pair shows the same lack of one word of the other

word?Bridge sentence: “Something ugly lacks beauty just as…”

serious : humor painful : happiness old : age hot : heat sweet : strength

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VOCABULARY 13A:ANALOGIES

ANSWER:UGLY:BEAUTY::SERIOUS:HUMORBridge sentence: “Something ugly lacks beauty

just as something serious lacks humor.”

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Vocabulary 14:ANALOGIES

DEFINITION BRIDGE:BOY:MAN::___:__WHAT PAIR SHOWS A DEFINITION RELATIONSHIP

LIKE ABOVE?“An adult boy is defined as young man just as…” plant : flower lamb : sheep shirt : sweater pond : lake wind : fire

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VOCABULARY 14A:ANALOGIES

Answer: BOY:MAN::LAMB:SHEEPBRIDGE SENTENCE:“An adult boy is defined as young man just asan adult lamp is a sheep.”

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Literary Terms and Devices

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Day 1: Figures of Speech(Similes, Metaphors, Personification)

Copy the following definitions:Simile: Comparing two apparently unlike or

dissimilar things using the connecting words like, as, or resembles.

Metaphor: Comparing two apparently unlike or dissimilar things without use of connecting words.

Personification: Giving human qualities to something nonhuman.

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Day 2: Similes: In each of the following similes, write the two things being compared.

1. "Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.“ (Carl Sandburg)

2. Shrek: Ogres are like onions.Donkey: They stink?Shrek: Yes. No!Donkey: They make you cry?Shrek: No!Donkey: You leave them out in the sun, they get all brown, start sprouting little white hairs.Shrek: No! Layers! Onions have layers! (Shrek, 2001)

3. "Matt Leinart slid into the draft like a bald tire on black ice.“ (Rob Oller, Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 25, 2007)

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Day 2ASimiles:1.Life is being compared to onions

(connecting word is like)2.Ogres being compared to onions

(connecting word like)3.Matt’s sliding into base is compared to a

bald tire sliding on ice (connecting word is like)

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Day 3: MetaphorsWrite the two things being compared in each of the

following metaphors:1. But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely

hill."(William Sharp, "The Lonely Hunter")

2. "Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food."(Austin O'Malley, Keystones of Thought)

3. Men's words are bullets, that their enemies take up and make use of against them.“ (George Savile, Maxims)

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Day 3A: Metaphors

1. Heart is being compared to a hunter

2. Memory is a crazy woman3. Men’s insulting words are

bullets

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Day 4: PersonificationWrite what is being personified in each of the following

examples:1. “But I was going to say when Truth broke in

With all her matter-of-fact about the ice-storm”Robert Frost, “Birches”2. “These are the lips of the lake, on which no beard

grows. It licks its chops from time to time.” Thoreau, Walden

3. “Pink is what red looks like when it kicks off its shoes and lets its hair down.”

Tom Robbins, "The Eight-Story Kiss."

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Day 4A: Personification1. Truth is being personified as being

able to be matter of fact.2. The lake is being personified as

having lips, beardless, and licking lips.3. Red is being personified (not pink,

which is being compared to red)—kicking off shoes, letting down hair.

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Day 5: Similes, Metaphors or Personification

Label which figure of speech is being used in each of the following:

1.A milkweed pod was bulging like a coin purse on the ground of damp woods.

2.The Pacific is a bulging eyeball of water. 3.The tulips and daffodils danced in the

breeze.

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Day 5A: Similes, Metaphors, Personification

1. Simile: pod is being compared to coin purse (uses the word like)

2. Metaphor: direct comparison of the Pacific to eyeball

3. Personification: tulips and daffodils are dancing

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Day 6: Similes, Metaphors or PersonificationLabel which figure of speech is being used in each

of the following:

1.The trees of the forest sympathetically watched over the lost child.

2.Just like a troop of ants, everyone on the football team enthusiastically helped set up the new goal posts.

3.John's room was a garden choked with weeds.

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Day 6A: Similes, Metaphors, or Personification

1. Personification—trees watching sympathetically

2. Simile—football team to troop of ants, using words just like to make comparison

3. Metaphor—direct comparison between room and garden of weeds

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Day 7: Similes, Metaphors or PersonificationLabel which figure of speech is being

used in each of the following:1. "Language is a road map of a culture. It

tells you where its people come from and where they are going."(Rita Mae Brown)

2. The giant tree invited the weary traveler to escape the hot sun.

3. Outside, fog was hanging like old coats between trees.

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Day 7A: Similes, Metaphors, Personification

1. Metaphor: language is a map2. Personification: tree inviting

traveler3. Simile: fog compared to coats

using like

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Day 8: Similes, Metaphors or Personification

Label which figure of speech is being used in each of the following:

1.Hunger is a wild dog gnawing on a dry bone, mad with impatience but hoping still.

2.The trees are wearing red and orange coats.

3.The fickle storm decided that our town was the place to dump its load of snow.

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Day 8A: Similes, Metaphors, Personification

These are all personification.1. Hunger is personified as being

able to gnaw and hope.2. Trees are watching.3. A storm can be fickle and make

decisions.

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Day 9: Similes, Metaphors or PersonificationLabel which figure of speech is being used in each of the

following:

1.And behind the flat another mountain rose, desolate with dead rocks and starving little black bushes. Steinbeck

2. Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.(Carl Sandburg)

3. "He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food."(Raymond Chandler)

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Day 9A: Similes, Metaphors, or Personification

1. Personification: mountain being desolate and lonely

2. Metaphor: time is compared to coin

3. Simile: a man to a tarantula on cake using the connecting word as

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Day 10: Literary Devices

Copy the following two definitions:

Alliteration is repetition of initial consonant sounds (usually in words close together in poetry).

Assonance is repetition of vowel sounds (usually in words close together in poetry).

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Day 11: Literary Devices: Assonance or Alliteration

Write whether each of the following lines contains alliteration or assonance:

1.Try and light the fire.2.He gave a nod to the officer with the

pocket.3.World Wide Web4.Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks

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Day 11A: Assonance or Alliteration

1. Assonance: long vowel sound I in the words try, light, and fire.

2. Assonance: short vowel o sound in the words nod, officer, and pocket.

3. Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant w

4. Assonance: long vowel e sound in fleet, feet, sweep, sleeping, Greeks

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READING PRACTICE

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DAY 1: READINGWE ARE GOING TO BE USING SOME QUOTATIONS

TO PRACTICE ANALYZING WHAT WE READ. READ THE TWO QUOTES BELOW AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY ARE THE SAME IN MEANING OR CONTRADICTORY (OPPOSITE) IN MEANING.

• “When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is” by Oscar Wilde

• “No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich” by Louis Sabin

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DAY 1A:READING

• THE TWO QUOTATIONS ARE NEARLY CONTRADICTORY IN MEANING SINCE THE FIRST ONE IS SAYING THAT MONEY IS IMPORTANT AND THE SECOND SAYING THAT IT ISN’T.

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DAY 2:READING• READ THE FOLLOWING QUOTE AND WRITE THE

ANSWER 1. “The liberty of speaking and writing guards our

other liberties.” Thomas JeffersonWhich statement contradicts the above quote?• a. Freedom of the press is an important right.

b. People should be free to express their opinions in speech and written words.

c. Freedom of religion should not be limited.d. To protect liberty, governments should stop people from saying unpopular things.

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“The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.” Thomas Jefferson

The quote that contradicts the above quote is…d. To protect liberty, governments should stop

people from saying unpopular things.

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. Which quote indicates that cats are thinkers?a. “If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat.” Robert Heinleinb. “Cats are mysterious kind of folk - there is more passing in their minds than we are aware of.” Sir Walter Scottc. “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” Ellen Perry Berkeleyd. “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” Charles Dickens

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The quote that shows that cats are thinkers is…. “Cats are mysterious kind of folk - there is

more passing in their minds than we are aware of.” Sir Walter Scott

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“You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness.” Julia Roberts

According to this quote, __________a. Love must be painful.b. Love is never real.c. Love is unselfish.d. Love can never last.

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“You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness.” Julia Roberts

According to this quote, __________• a. Love must be painful.

b. Love is never real.c. Love is unselfish.d. Love can never last.

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“This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

• Which statement comes closest to the meaning of the above quote?a. You entered the wrong building.b. Law and order is always a bad thing.c. Basketball players never play fair!d. Laws aren't always fair.

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“This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

• Which statement comes closest to the meaning of the above quote?

• a. You entered the wrong building.b. Law and order is always a bad thing.c. Basketball players never play fair!d. Laws aren't always fair.